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The incidence of OA in France is declining, but cleaning agents are increasing

The incidence of OA in France is declining, but cleaning agents are increasing
This paper provides the best evidence from an industrialised country that occupational asthma, at least from some causes, is on the decline. The strength of the study include the compulsory notification of referrals to all the university occupational lung referral centres in France. The relative proportion of notifications for the main agents overcomes some of the problems of referral and reporter bias, but cannot differentiate between exposures which have been brought under control, and those exported to other countries. Latex and aldehydes are two health-care related agents on the decline, as found in several other studies, but isocyanate asthma is also on the decline. Occupational asthma in hairdressers is static, and cleaning agents as a cause of occupational asthma is on the increase.

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Abstract Available for Work-related asthma in France: recent trends for the period 2001–2009 Paris C, Ngatchou-Wandji J, Luc A, McNamee R, Bensefa-Colas L, Larabi L, Telle-Lamberton M, Herin F, Bergeret A, Bonneterre V, Brochard P, Choudat D, Dupas D, Garnier R, Pairon J, Agius RM, Ameille J, Work-related asthma in France: recent trends for the period 2001–2009, Occup Environ Med, 2012;69:391-397,
Raymond Agius, Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, Manchester University, an author of 'Work-related asthma in France: recent trends for the period 2001–2009' Roseanne McNamee, Manchester University COEH, an author of 'Work-related asthma in France: recent trends for the period 2001–2009' Vincent Bonneterre, Occupational diseases centre / Grenoble Joseph Fourier University / RNV3P, an author of 'Work-related asthma in France: recent trends for the period 2001–2009' Jean-Claude Pairon, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, France, an author of 'Work-related asthma in France: recent trends for the period 2001–2009'

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